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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

Ramani collected 16 seashells. Ovini collected 1 fewer seashell than Ramani. How many seashells did Ovini collect


Answer:_______________




2)  

Chellamal collected 16 seashells. Poovazhagi collected 3 fewer seashells than Chellamal. How many seashells did Poovazhagi collect


Answer:_______________




3)  

Selvanayaki collected 10 seashells. Savithri collected 1 fewer seashell than Selvanayaki. How many seashells did Savithri collect


Answer:_______________




4)  

Thamarai collected 12 seashells. Savithri collected 4 fewer seashells than Thamarai. How many seashells did Savithri collect


Answer:_______________




5)  

Pavi collected 11 seashells. Tulasi collected 1 fewer seashell than Pavi. How many seashells did Tulasi collect


Answer:_______________




6)  

Keerthi collected 11 seashells. Indra collected 6 fewer seashells than Keerthi. How many seashells did Indra collect


Answer:_______________




7)  

Chellamal collected 10 seashells. Keerthi collected 1 fewer seashell than Chellamal. How many seashells did Keerthi collect


Answer:_______________




8)  

Tamilselvi collected 19 seashells. Panimalar collected 7 fewer seashells than Tamilselvi. How many seashells did Panimalar collect


Answer:_______________




9)  

Tamilselvi collected 18 seashells. Amutha collected 1 fewer seashell than Tamilselvi. How many seashells did Amutha collect


Answer:_______________




10)  

Ramani collected 10 seashells. Swathi collected 2 fewer seashells than Ramani. How many seashells did Swathi collect


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Ramani collected 16 seashells. Ovini collected 1 fewer seashell than Ramani. How many seashells did Ovini collect

Answer: 15


SOLUTION 1 :
16 seashells
 
 
Ramani
 
 
Ovini
 
 
 
1 fewer

16 - 1 = 15

Ovini collected 15 seashells.



2)  

Chellamal collected 16 seashells. Poovazhagi collected 3 fewer seashells than Chellamal. How many seashells did Poovazhagi collect

Answer: 13


SOLUTION 1 :
16 seashells
 
 
Chellamal
 
 
Poovazhagi
 
 
 
3 fewer

16 - 3 = 13

Poovazhagi collected 13 seashells.



3)  

Selvanayaki collected 10 seashells. Savithri collected 1 fewer seashell than Selvanayaki. How many seashells did Savithri collect

Answer: 9


SOLUTION 1 :
10 seashells
 
 
Selvanayaki
 
 
Savithri
 
 
 
1 fewer

10 - 1 = 9

Savithri collected 9 seashells.



4)  

Thamarai collected 12 seashells. Savithri collected 4 fewer seashells than Thamarai. How many seashells did Savithri collect

Answer: 8


SOLUTION 1 :
12 seashells
 
 
Thamarai
 
 
Savithri
 
 
 
4 fewer

12 - 4 = 8

Savithri collected 8 seashells.



5)  

Pavi collected 11 seashells. Tulasi collected 1 fewer seashell than Pavi. How many seashells did Tulasi collect

Answer: 10


SOLUTION 1 :
11 seashells
 
 
Pavi
 
 
Tulasi
 
 
 
1 fewer

11 - 1 = 10

Tulasi collected 10 seashells.



6)  

Keerthi collected 11 seashells. Indra collected 6 fewer seashells than Keerthi. How many seashells did Indra collect

Answer: 5


SOLUTION 1 :
11 seashells
 
 
Keerthi
 
 
Indra
 
 
 
6 fewer

11 - 6 = 5

Indra collected 5 seashells.



7)  

Chellamal collected 10 seashells. Keerthi collected 1 fewer seashell than Chellamal. How many seashells did Keerthi collect

Answer: 9


SOLUTION 1 :
10 seashells
 
 
Chellamal
 
 
Keerthi
 
 
 
1 fewer

10 - 1 = 9

Keerthi collected 9 seashells.



8)  

Tamilselvi collected 19 seashells. Panimalar collected 7 fewer seashells than Tamilselvi. How many seashells did Panimalar collect

Answer: 12


SOLUTION 1 :
19 seashells
 
 
Tamilselvi
 
 
Panimalar
 
 
 
7 fewer

19 - 7 = 12

Panimalar collected 12 seashells.



9)  

Tamilselvi collected 18 seashells. Amutha collected 1 fewer seashell than Tamilselvi. How many seashells did Amutha collect

Answer: 17


SOLUTION 1 :
18 seashells
 
 
Tamilselvi
 
 
Amutha
 
 
 
1 fewer

18 - 1 = 17

Amutha collected 17 seashells.



10)  

Ramani collected 10 seashells. Swathi collected 2 fewer seashells than Ramani. How many seashells did Swathi collect

Answer: 8


SOLUTION 1 :
10 seashells
 
 
Ramani
 
 
Swathi
 
 
 
2 fewer

10 - 2 = 8

Swathi collected 8 seashells.